Can you tell the difference between an elk and a deer?

Over 200 years ago, early adventurers like Daniel Boone walked these same hills and valleys we see today.

Can not seem to get your campfire lit?

Join us at the Community Fire Ring to relax, enjoy a roasted marshmallow, and get to know your camping neighbors.

Spend time paddling down the Clinch River.

Find time to head down to the Tunnel Platform where you’ll find amazing views of the 300-foot-tall amphitheater walls of the Natural Tunnel, rock pigeons, and if you’re lucky, a train.

Join a ranger for an eye-opening look at nature’s clean-up crew!

Wanting to hone your outdoor skills?

Did you know your shoes leave more than tracks behind?

Join astronomy volunteers as they share the stories written in the night sky.

Over 200 years ago, early adventurers like Daniel Boone walked these same hills and valleys we see today.

Stop by the Wilderness Road Blockhouse and step back in time to experience aspects of life on the frontier.

Spend time paddling down the Clinch River.

Learn how Mother Nature can both inspire and help you create your next masterpiece.

Ever wonder what goes on at night in a park?

Begin your journey along the Wilderness Road towards Cumberland Gap as an interpreter takes you on a guided tour of the museum.

Join a ranger on a guided hike to learn more about different birds, plants, and ecosystems found in the park.

Get up close and personal with the wildlife of Natural Tunnel State Park, without ever seeing a live animal!

Over 200 years ago, early adventurers like Daniel Boone walked these same hills and valleys we see today.

Can not seem to get your campfire lit?

Join us at the Community Fire Ring to relax, enjoy a roasted marshmallow, and get to know your camping neighbors.

Spend time paddling down the Clinch River.

Find time to head down to the Tunnel Platform where you’ll find amazing views of the 300-foot-tall amphitheater walls of the Natural Tunnel, rock pigeons, and if you’re lucky, a train.

Where do toads live?

Join us for a Saturday afternoon of music and fun.

Wanting to hone your outdoor skills?

Autumn is not the only season that is perfect to take a wagon ride. Take a relaxing ride through the park and campground, experiencing the sounds of summertime. Pre-registration is required; the cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12. For more information and to register please call the park office at 276-940-2674.  Natural Tunnel State Park is proud to offer red/green colorblindness correcting outdoor glasses by EnChroma during all offered programming; three protan red sensitivity and three deutan green sensitivity are available for use during programs.

Who is that calling to you in the night?

Have you ever wondered what lies under your feet?

Stop by the Visitor Center and have the opportunity to view the sun through a telescope.

Virginia is home to a very smart, and often mischievous animal, Ursus americanus, or the American Black Bear.

Spend time paddling down the Clinch River.

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, or is that a bat?

Begin your journey along the Wilderness Road towards Cumberland Gap as an interpreter takes you on a guided tour of the museum.

Get down and dirty with this two-hour wild cave tour.

Can you tell the difference between an elk and a deer?

Over 200 years ago, early adventurers like Daniel Boone walked these same hills and valleys we see today.

Can not seem to get your campfire lit?

Join us at the Community Fire Ring to relax, enjoy a roasted marshmallow, and get to know your camping neighbors.

Hear the tale of star-crossed lovers that the trail is named after and view the tunnel from above.

Find time to head down to the Tunnel Platform where you’ll find amazing views of the 300-foot-tall amphitheater walls of the Natural Tunnel, rock pigeons, and if you’re lucky, a train.

Ever wonder what dolls of the 18th century frontier looked like or what they were made of?

Wanting to hone your outdoor skills?

Join astronomy volunteers as they share the stories written in the night sky.

Over 200 years ago, early adventurers like Daniel Boone walked these same hills and valleys we see today.

Stop by the Wilderness Road Blockhouse and step back in time to experience aspects of life on the frontier.

Spend time paddling down the Clinch River.

Trees are life-givers and inspiration for many art forms.

Begin your journey along the Wilderness Road towards Cumberland Gap as an interpreter takes you on a guided tour of the museum.

Join a ranger on a guided hike to learn more about different birds, plants, and ecosystems found in the park.

Get up close and personal with the wildlife of Natural Tunnel State Park, without ever seeing a live animal!

Over 200 years ago, early adventurers like Daniel Boone walked these same hills and valleys we see today.

Can not seem to get your campfire lit?

Join us at the Community Fire Ring to relax, enjoy a roasted marshmallow, and get to know your camping neighbors.

Mussels play a huge part in our watershed.

Find time to head down to the Tunnel Platform where you’ll find amazing views of the 300-foot-tall amphitheater walls of the Natural Tunnel, rock pigeons, and if you’re lucky, a train.

Wanting to hone your outdoor skills?

Did you know your shoes leave more than tracks behind?

Autumn is not the only season that is perfect to take a wagon ride. Take a relaxing ride through the park and campground, experiencing the sounds of summertime. Pre-registration is required; the cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12. For more information and to register please call the park office at 276-940-2674.  Natural Tunnel State Park is proud to offer red/green colorblindness correcting outdoor glasses by EnChroma during all offered programming; three protan red sensitivity and three deutan green sensitivity are available for use during programs.

Who is that calling to you in the night?

Get down and dirty with this two-hour wild cave tour.

Virginia is home to a very smart, and often mischievous animal, Ursus americanus, or the American Black Bear.

Calling all amateur astronomers and people who enjoy the night sky!

Spend time paddling down the Clinch River.

What's under that rock?

Begin your journey along the Wilderness Road towards Cumberland Gap as an interpreter takes you on a guided tour of the museum.

Get down and dirty with this two-hour wild cave tour.

Can you tell the difference between an elk and a deer?

Over 200 years ago, early adventurers like Daniel Boone walked these same hills and valleys we see today.

Can not seem to get your campfire lit?

Join us at the Community Fire Ring to relax, enjoy a roasted marshmallow, and get to know your camping neighbors.

Mussels play a huge part in our watershed.

Learn about the history and significance of the long gun on the early American frontier.

Learn about the historical and cultural significance of Appalachian fiddle tunes.

Wanting to hone your outdoor skills?

Join a ranger for an eye-opening look at nature’s clean-up crew!

Take a lantern lit chairlift ride down to the naturally made tunnel.

Over 200 years ago, early adventurers like Daniel Boone walked these same hills and valleys we see today.

Stop by the Wilderness Road Blockhouse and step back in time to experience aspects of life on the frontier.

The Papa Joe Smiddy Mountain Music Festival is a celebration of Appalachian music.

Join a park interpreter on a scavenger hunt along one of our less explored trails to find all of the colors, shapes, and sizes that are found in nature.

Join us as we build a beaver and find out if its teeth and other body parts are useful (or just a cruel joke played by Mother Nature).

Trees are life-givers and sources of inspiration for many art forms.

Spend time paddling down the Clinch River and enjoy viewing a variety of aquatic life, from longnose gar to freshwater mussels.

Join a ranger on a guided hike to learn more about different birds, plants, and ecosystems found in the park.

Stop by the Wilderness Road Blockhouse and step back in time to experience aspects of life on the frontier.

Mussels play a huge part in our watershed.

Ever wonder what goes on at night in a park?

Get down and dirty with this two-hour wild cave tour.

Virginia is home to a very smart, and often mischievous animal, Ursus americanus, or the American Black Bear.

Wanting to hone your outdoor skills?

Join astronomy volunteers as they share the stories written in the night sky.

Over 200 years ago, early adventurers like Daniel Boone walked these same hills and valleys we see today.

Begin your journey along the Wilderness Road towards Cumberland Gap as an interpreter takes you on a guided tour of the museum.

Nature journaling is the intersection of art, science, and curiosity.

There are bugs everywhere in the park- cicadas in the trees, ants in the grass, crickets in the caves, and even the macro invertebrates in the creek! Learn the important roles these tiny creatures play in our ecosystems while making your own insect sticker.   .

Over 200 years ago, early adventurers like Daniel Boone walked these same hills and valleys we see today.

In Natural Tunnel: Nature's Marvel in Stone, author and geologist Tony Scales recounts the history of the great feature, from its geologic beginnings to the first written accounts of man's interaction with the Tunnel, through a period of commercial exploitation, to the present-day state park.

Find time to head down to the Tunnel Platform, where you’ll enjoy amazing views of the 300-foot-tall amphitheater walls of the Natural Tunnel, spot rock pigeons, and, if you’re lucky, see a passing train.

Wanting to hone your outdoor skills?